Senior Quantity Surveyor (Main Contractor) NEW

Grantham, Lincolnshire
GBR recruitment ltd

GBR Recruitment are working in close partnership with a well established progressive new build housing developer recruiting for an experienced Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor (non chartered or chartered) to manage multiple new build sites across near on all construction types / sectors (public & private sector) plus large scale refurbishment contracts too.

This key Senior QS role will be responsible for all elements of commercial / financial control measures from pre-construction right through to final accounts / client handover, so that will include project budgets control, sales forecasts & build / project costs, preparing accurate monthly site valuations (CVR’s), dealing with tender bids, sub-contractor supply quotes, sites surveys, taking off quantities, legal & contractual matters for all contracts, plus working to H&S legislation requirements, covering Lincolnshire, East Midlands, South Yorkshire & other areas within c.1.5 hours of the clients HQ.

You must be a seasoned main contractor QS / Senior QS, that is strong in CDM & Construction projects across multiple sectors / build types.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a people centric business who believe in developing their employees further, as well as offering a fun vibrant working atmosphere.

Overview of the Role:

• To assist with managing multiple sites from inception to completion
• Effectively assisting in the management of all site budgets & costs for multiple sites
• Assisting with the preparation of accurate monthly site valuations (CVR’s)

Daily Duties:

• Sending out Tenders & Short-listing of potential sub-contractor partners inviting them to tender (ITT, PQQ/SQ to shortlist, RFI, RFQ), analyse the returned tenders & awarding the chosen sub-contractor/s supplier contracts for various types of works, across various stages of the build plan / build program.
• Weekly & fortnightly payments of direct & subcontractor labour
• Analyse sub-contractor invoices/applications deal with any queries
• Make monthly sub-contractor payments
• Keep Payment Record Sheets up-to-date following completion of each payment run
• Prepare monthly cost / value reconciliation (CVR’s)
• Prepare tender bids documents / packs for tender applications for new business as a main contractor to a variety of end using clients
• Monthly valuations
• Monthly sales forecasts
• Monitoring commercial performance throughout the build stages / project
• Preparing profit reports
• Managing the final accounts process to maximise profits / margins
• Site surveys & taking off quantities
• Attend project meetings throughout all stages of the building works / contract (pre-construction & progress meetings)
• Legal & contractual matters management

Skills, Qualifications & Experience Required:

• Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor (QS) or ideally as a Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience across a variety of build types (private & public sector)
• Must be strong in CDM & varied main contractor construction works (from £500K up to £10M projects)
• Bsc Hons Degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction related degree or time served in a QS / Senior QS capacity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong professional communicator at all levels
• Used to liaising with internal build teams, suppliers & end using clients

Employee Benefits:

• Fantastic employee benefits package to be discussed at interview (one of the best)

Interviews to take place immediately for the right calibre applicant/s, plus an immediate start (depending on the chosen applicants notice period).

Apply today to work for this highly respected main contractor that is going from strength to strength & has been successfully trading for many years.